Process of embossing hat linings of fabric



April 13 1926.

H. F. KEEVER PROCESS OF EMBOSSING HAT LININGS 0F FABRIC Filed Jan. 14,1926 INVENI'QR Xiaxup gifKguruc.

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rnoonss or nmaossme Application filed January To all w ll 0m it concern:

Be it known that a citizen of the United of New, York, in the I, HARRYF. Knnvnn,

States, and a resident county of NewYork and State of New York, have.invented a certain new and useful Hat Linings of Fabric Process ofEmbossing ing is a full, clear, and exact specification. This inventionrelates more particularly to a class of die stamping or printing'proc-GSSGS.

My invention has for its object primarily to provide a process ofembossing especially fancy markson hat linings 0 designs, wording anddistinctive f satin, silk and other fabrics in a manner whereby highly.artistic and simpler effects in plain and combination colors may beaccomplished, and which over comes the objections to the present methodsin use wherein the stamping or printing material tends to spread bybeing absorbed by the threads of the causes design.

The invention cont fabric which in turn blurred and unsightly lines inthe emplates mainly the steps which consist of stamping on the lining abackground layer in colors of a selective one or .more suitable designof adhesive material of a character which will not run or spread in thetexture of the fabric, in order to provide sharp and even contour linesof the design. layeris printed by the On. the background use of a die asecond selective design of preferably a color con trasting with thecolor of the background layer, and a coating 0 compound is provided on fmeltable embossing the printed design.

The printed lining is then sub ected to heat for melting the embossingcompound for producing the design in a clear effect.

artistic With these and other objects in view, the invention will behereinafter more fully explained with reference a p to the accompanyingart of this specification in which similar characters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all the views, and will then claims atthe end 0 In the drawing, view showing part of is stamped a backgroundlayer my improved process.

Flg. 2 1s a fragment be pointed out in the f the description.

Figure 1 is a fragmentary a hat lining on which according to i any viewshowing the of which the follow-3 on NEW YORK, N. Y. HAT LININGSorrnnnrc.

14, 1926.' Serial N0. 81,216.

portion of the hat lining having the second printing and embossingthereof as provided by the process, and

Fig. taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

' In: carrying into practice my process I hat lining, as v10, ofsatin,silk.

provide on a or otherfabric a background layer, as 11. This layer may bein plain or fanciful.v design, distinctive mark characteristic onwording or of the hats in the form of a selected TEsfPA-TENT O FICE 3 isa fragmentary sectional view which the" linings are to be used, and thelayer is composed of meltable adhesive material which is stamped orimpressed ou the lining by the use of a heated metal die, not shown,having astampingface of the'configuration of thebackground layer, asindicated in the line marklngs.

. The background layer is preferable pro-.

vided by being transferred from a sheet, such. 7

as paper which is coatedwith the adhesive material, and an illustrativeformula for making the transfer sheet consists of alcohol,

1 approximately one .pint by measure, powdered French white,approximately onequarter pound by weight, powdered shellac,approximately one-quarter pound by weight, gum arabic, approximately oneounce by weight, and sufiicie-nt quantity of suitable color. I Theingredients are mixed in the alcohol and thoroughlytriturated by the useof appropriate means. until the. dissolved and. until those which areinsoluble are held in sus will be transferred to the lining which in.

turn will provide the background layer 11 on the lining by adhering tothe texture of I the lining material.

WVhen dry the background layer will have a glossy varnish likeappearance in the color corresponding to the color of the coating of apigment a sufficient arranged with its of the transfer sheet. On thebackground layer 11 is then printed a second selected design, as 12, byemploying a second die of the desired design which is used inconjunction With a suitable printing press or apparatus, and while theimpression of the second selective design is still wet, an embossingcompound such as the well known mixture of powdered resin and shellac isapplied as a coating on the design. The lining with the coating ofembossing compound is subjected to heat in a suitable machine formelting the compound to complete the process.

In the foregoing I have embodied the preferred form of my process, but Ido not wish to be understood as limiting myself thereto, as I am awarethat modifications may be made therein without departing from theprinciple or sacrificing any of the advan tages of this invention,therefore, I reserve to myself the right to make such changes as fairlyfall within the scope thereof.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. In a process of embossing hat linings of fabric,the steps which consist of stamping on the lining a background layer ofadhesive material of a selected design, then printing on the backgroundlayer a second selected design by using a die, applying a coating ofmeltable embossing compound on the printed design and subjecting theprinted lining to heat for melting the coating of embossing compound.

2. In a process of embossing hat linings of fabric, the steps whichconsistof stamp ing by a heated die on the lining a background layer ofadhesive material of a selected design, then printing on the backgroundlayer a second selected design also by using a die, applying a coatingof meltable embossing compound on the printed design and subjecting theprinted lining to heat for melting the coating of embossing compound.

3. In a process of embossing hat linings of fabric, the steps whichconsists of providing on the lining a background layer of adhesivematerial of a selected design by transferring the layer from a sheetcoated with the transfer. adhesive material, then printing on thebackground layer a second selected design by using a die, applying acoating of meltable embossing compound on the printed design andsubjecting the printed lining to heat for melting the coating ofembossing compound.

4. A process of embossing hat linings of fabric, which consists ofarranging on the lining a sheet coated with meltable transferringadhesive material, impressing on the sheet a heated die of a selecteddesign for providing on the lining a background layer of the design ofthe die, then printing on the background layer a second select-ed designby using another die, applying a coating of meltable embossing compoundon the printed design and subjecting the printed lining to heat formelting the coating of embossing compound.

5. A process of embossing hat linings of fabric, which consists ofarranging on the lining a sheet coated with melt-able transferringadhesive material of a selected color, impressing on the sheet a heateddie of a selected design for providing on the lining a background layer,then printing on the background l yer by using another die a secondselected design in a color contrasting from the color of the backgroundlayer, applying a coating of meltable transparent embossing compound onthe printed design and subjecting the printed lining to heat for meltingthe coating of embossing compound.

This specification signed this 13th day of January A. D. 1926.

HARRY F. KEEVER.

